The Mayor of Ceuta, Juan Felipe Cano, visited on Monday morning January 12 facilities "Transport Sword", dedicated to national and international transport, warehousing, storage and distribution.
There has been attended by managers of the company, Pedro Campillo and José María López, who have shown the new additions to the fleet of vehicles of the brand.
A total of 12 tractor truck brand "Renault", whose acquisition involved the investment of one million euros.
Since the beginning of 2015 the Industrial "The Torraos" ceutiense municipality of centralized activity "Transport Sword", which employs 150 people and has abandoned headquarters had in Molina de Segura and Archena and alternating with those of Ceutí- to group ceutiense facilities in this industrial area.
"We are convinced that it is a very wise decision that will allow us to optimize our resources and improve service to our customers," said Campillo, stressing that the planned investment of "Transport Sword" 2015 is a total of 3 million euros, which provides for the acquisition of 25 refrigerators semitrailers and 25 other tractor truck.
"This decision has also influenced the good relationship we have with the City of Ceuta and its mayor, who at all times has opted for our company," Lopez says.
"We are very pleased that 'Transport Sword' has centralized its facilities and established its headquarters in Ceuta because we need signatures of this magnitude strengthen the business fabric of our town," said Cano, who notes that "in addition to posts work that hosts the town its activity also results in the payment of municipal taxes, such as municipal property, mechanical traction or economic activities ".
With an experience of its founding over 20 years in the industry, with clients in sectors such as food, technological or pharmacist, and routes throughout Europe, "Transport Sword" has a fleet of 160 trucks (including own vehicles and dedicated exclusively) carriers, a number that aims to double in the next two years, and its turnover in 2014 was closer to 24 million euros.
Among the plans of the company hiring 25 new employees in the short term appears, expand in the future that number when the logistics center is fully operational up to a total of 300 direct and indirect jobs.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Ceutí